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Table 2 Radiation dosimetry for the heart and lungs (n = 30)

From: Cardiac and inflammatory biomarkers do not correlate with volume of heart or lung receiving radiation

 

Cardiac

Pulmonary

Parameter

Median (range)

Mean ± SEM

Median (range)

Mean ± SEM

Mean organ dose (Gy)

12.7 (0.6-41.0)

13.4 ± 1.9

14.0 (3.3-34.3)

14.1 ± 1.1

Maximum organ dose (Gy)

50.3 (1.6-73.4)

47.0 ± 3.7

57.9 (42.7-80.5)

61.3 ± 1.9

V5Gy (%)

63.4 (0–100)

55.7 ± 6.8

61.3 (10.0-92.3)

58.1 ± 4.2

V10Gy (%)

44.8 (0–100)

42.1 ± 5.9

43.5 (7.9-87.1)

42.7 ± 3.4

V15Gy (%)

31.5 (0–100)

33.2 ± 5.3

34.5 (7.1-82.2)

34.0 ± 2.8

V20Gy (%)

22.1 (0–100)

27.3 ± 4.9

26.6 (5.1-78.0)

27.2 ± 2.6

V30Gy (%)

11.9 (0–87.3)

16.9 ± 3.7

14.3 (2.4-65.3)

16.9 ± 2.2

V40Gy (%)

4.3 (0–65.0)

9.4 ± 2.7

8.3 (0.3-42.2)

10.4 ± 1.7

V50Gy (%)

0 (0–15)

2.0 ± 0.6

3.0 (0–20.0)

4.5 ± 0.9

V60Gy (%)

0 (0–3.2)

0.3 ± 0.1

0 (0–8.1)

1.8 ± 0.5

V70Gy (%)

0 (0–0.2)

0

0 (0–2.6)

0.2 ± 0.1

  1. VXGy (%) represents the percent of the total organ volume receiving a dose of at least X Gy.